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About
Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), five-time bestselling author, public speaker, and entrepreneur best known as the founder & CEO of Clever Girl Finance. The brand is a media and educational platform aimed at empowering women by teaching them to save money, build wealth, and invest confidently.
Before fame
She grew up moving back and forth between Vienna, Austria, and Nigeria due to her father's international work. She later also relocated to the United States. She was given an early exposure to various financial systems and cultures. After graduating from college, she worked at a consulting job in New York. During her time there, she aggressively saved money and did side hustles like photography to establish herself financially.
Trivia
She has been named one of the most influential women in finance by GoBankingRates. In 2021, she received the Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award from the National Council of Financial Educators. Her significant digital presence includes her clevergirlfinance Instagram account, where she maintains more than 350,000 followers collectively.
Family life
She derived early inspiration from her mother, who is the mother of four children and returned to college and work after being married at an early age. She is also married herself and a mother to two children including one son and one daughter.
Associated with
She and Thasunda Brown Duckett are both famous women in finance.
